Mott Transition and Superconductivity in Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate NaYbSe$_2$

27 Aug 2020  ·  Jia Yating, Gong Chunsheng, Liu Yixuan, Zhao Jianfa, Dong Cheng, Dai Guangyang, Li Xiaodong, Lei Hechang, Yu Runze, Zhang Guangming, Jin Changqing ·

The Mott transition is one of the fundamental issues in condensed matter physics, especially in the system with antiferromagnetic long-range order. However the Mott transition in quantum spin liquid (QSL) systems without long-range order is rare. Here we report the observation of the pressure-induced insulator to metal transition followed by the emergence of superconductivity in the QSL candidate NaYbSe2 with triangular lattice of 4f Yb$_3^+$ ions. Detail analysis of transport properties at metallic state shows an evolution from non-Fermi liquid to Fermi liquid behavior when approaching the vicinity of superconductivity. An irreversible structure phase transition occurs around 11 GPa is revealed by the X-ray diffraction. These results shed light on the Mott transition and superconductivity in the QSL systems.

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